After the win over the Commodores, Luke admitted it was a swing game. If so, what does that mean this week is for the Rebels (3-3, 1-2 SEC)?

"The challenge after a win is not to let a win mask some of the mistakes you made," Luke said. "Continue to get better week-in and week-out. Don't think everything is the way it needs to be. There's still some improvements we need to make offensively and defensively.

"I think the teams that finish strong down the stretch are the teams that continue to improve and we need to be one game better this week. That's what it means."

There wasn't much to complain about offensively from the Vanderbilt game. Shea Patterson played a great game and threw for 351 yards and four touchdowns, which earned him SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors.

Defensively, defensive end Marquis Haynes recorded three sacks and forced two fumbles and was named SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week for his effort.

But the wart from Saturday's game was Ole Miss' run defense. The Commodores rushed for 188 yards and averaged 5.1 yards per carry. Ralph Webb rushed for 163 yards and two scores.

"It was a poor fit. It wasn't necessarily getting beat physically. It's just fitting the right spots consistently," Luke said. I think that's the challenge for a young team, for an inexperienced team is to be consistent. I think you saw us do it right more."

LSU (5-2, 2-1) isn't as good at rushing the football as it was last year, but it still has Derrius Guice in the backfield. Guice was limited by Florida's and Auburn's defenses the past two weeks, but the Tigers still did enough to win those games.

And those wins came after an embarrassing home loss to Troy.

"Anytime somebody gets written off and you can bounce back, I think that's really, really special," Luke said. "That's a tribute to coach (Ed) Orgeron for him to rally his team."

After a 63-point loss to Alabama and a 21-point defeat to Auburn, there were plenty of people writing Ole Miss off, so Luke is familiar with the situation and will try to continue the Rebels' rebound at Orgeron's and LSU's expense.

Notes

Ole Miss will be without two of its top defensive ends for a while. Luke said Victor Evans and Qaadir Sheppard will undergo surgery for their respective injuries this week and will be out.

Luke didn't hint at how long they'd be out. Evans has had MCL issues this season while Sheppard has been seen in a boot on the sidelines at a few games.

Linebacker Jarrion Street is in concussion protocol and will probably miss Tuesday's practice but Luke expects him to be fine.

Receiver Markell Pack didn't suit up against Vanderbilt. Luke said he's week-to-week after he tweaked his knee during pregame warmups against Auburn.

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